VIRTUAL. Digital Branding
Course Info:
- Department: Liberal Arts
- Area: Marketing and Business
- Credit Hours: 3, Contact Hours: 45
- Course Number (SRISA): TBA
- Course Number (Maryville University): TBA
- Prerequisite: None
Course Description:
Students, in collaboration with an Italian partner company, will work on a “ready to use” digital communication campaign for a real client for its social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Blog, Newsletter, etc. TBC according to the client’s needs.
Course Purpose:
The purpose of this course is to learn how to develop a digital strategy and digital campaign working on a real client brief, constantly interacting with the client with the consistent support of the professor.
Digital Expert Guest:
Digital expert with over 14 years of experience in digital marketing and more than 130 awards, including 31 Cannes Lions and 14 D&AD Pencil.
Project:
Students will be treated as if they were junior digital experts, working for the digital agency of the partner company (client). The client will brief the students - video call + material shared by email. The professor will organize the work flow with the students with an internal timing and a timing for the client.
The students will work on:
- Qualitative research - consumer interviews
- Overall strategy development
- Social media channel long term strategy development
- Content creation: social media posts creation: copy writing, design, video (if possible)
- Campaign results monitoring - using free tools
Intermediate virtual meetings with the client and the students will be organized to share the result of each step. Final presentation to the client - Video call